Electrical Design Engineer, Proto

Company Description

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

Job Description

Reporting to the BTC Electrical Engineering Lead, you will have ownership of one or more projects and their bring up through all phases of the product design lifecycle. The team is looking for an experienced EE who has experience designing complex electronic systems. The primary focus for this role will be electrical design for bitcoin mining systems, including schematic capture, working closely with PCB designers, board-level bringup/validation, and supporting manufacturing of the product. In addition, you will work with the ASIC design team to establish the prototyping systems required for verification of custom ASICs. Experience with high density interconnect PCB design, high power systems (> 1kW), and a working knowledge of thermal design techniques will be helpful for this role. Experience with bitcoin mining designs is a definite plus.

Qualifications

 

You will:

• Design circuits and electrical systems for Block’s Bitcoin hardware products
• Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and factory test engineers, developing cohesive, elegant solutions
• Travel 10~20% to support manufacturing

You have:

• 5+ years experience as an electrical engineer in embedded systems
• Experience designing and shipping products
• Expertise in the hardware lab with test, measurement, and prototyping
• Expertise in developing schematics and leading PCB layout activities
• Familiar with standard communication interfaces such as SPI, USB, I2C, RS232, etc.
• Hands-on experience designing for EMC and debugging associated issues
• Experience with power management and power optimization
• Extensive on-site factory experience with contract manufacturers
• BS in electrical engineering or related field
• Experience with electrical simulation (i.e. SPICE, electro-magnetic, etc.)

Even Better:

• Familiarity with Altium Designer
• Experience in board-level analog design
• Experience with high-power systems (> 1kW)
• Experience with thermal management
• Experience writing embedded firmware in C
• Ability to automate lab instruments with Python

Additional information

Benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement Plans including company match 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance 
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D. and disability benefits 
• Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources 

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

Block will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.